Description: Presented at October 2001 Annual Meeting. Panelists speculate how the health care delivery system will change over the next 30 years and the effect these changes will have on baby boomer needs and on future long-term-care 'LTC' policies.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion, session 45PD, from the 2004 Spring Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held June 14-15 in San Antonio, TX. The panelists note that as new channels like the Internet, work-site marketing and direct marketing become more important, understanding the regulatory environment is essential, and nontraditional distribution, direct marketing, direct sales and telemarketing are increasingly subjected to new forms of regulations at the federal, as well as at the state, levels. The speakers cover the legal aspects of e-signature and voice signature, HIPAA authorization requirements, telemarketing rules, such as the federal “Do Not Call” legislation and other privacy issues. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 30, No. 2.

Description: This session discuses the Canadian health-care system including hospital perspective, general Medicare concerns, budget constraints, increasing costs, and private insurance. From Record of Society of Actuaries 1980, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New Orleans Meeting reviews long-term care LTC products. Discussion topics include product design, pricing administration, regulation, marketing and AARP. From the Record of the Society of Acturaries, Vol. 21, No. 1.

Description: 1994 SOA Meeting, San Francisco. This session discussed variable annuities and how direct companies use reinsurance to mitigate death and investment risk. Variable annuities and the enhanced death benefit were addressed from the direct and reinsurance sides.

Description: Panelists identify the unique challenges and risks associated with asset/liability management for long-term care insurance and explore possible solutions to the challenges identified. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 28, No. 3, Session 28pd.

Description: The primary focus of this 1997 presentation from the 32nd Actuarial Research Conference is the adaptation of the representative scenario method such that the distribution of the primary rates used for product pricing, are consistent, regardless of the initial random number seed. A preliminary question is how many stochastically generated scenarios are required for consistency. This presentation looks at the implications of: the use of antithetic random normal deviates upon the scenario process, ways of modifying the candidate list, and the choice function within the representative scenario process.

Description: Presented at May 2002 Spring Meeting. Discusses the basics of asset allocation for life insurance companies, such as primary asset classes, asset allocation in a tax-free environment, and the impact of rating agencies on company management.

Description: CEO of National Liberty Corp. discusses relationship marketing, his company's new approach to direct-response insurance marketing. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Description: Affordability is a primary consideration in the design and marketing of disability products for both group and individual insurers. In this session, the panelists explore the need for affordable coverage from both the insurer's and the customer's perspectives. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 31, No. 2, Session 37